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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

D. BERT HARTLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TO THE UNION BRASS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

RECLlNlNG-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,748, dated November 21, 1882.

Application filed September19,1881. (No model.)

To all whom "it may concern v Be it known that I, D. BERT HARTLEY, of Chicago,in the county' ofCook andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reclining Chairs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, that will enable Others to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and i to letters of reference marked thereon, forminga part of this specification.

' This invention relates more especially to that class of reclining-chairs that are designed for railway travel, the object being to provide a I 5 chair that may be conveniently changed. from an upright to a recumbent position; and it consists of certain novel features in the construction and arrangement of the operating mechanism, the precise nature of which will be hereinafter more fully described in detail,

and pointed out in the claims.

Heretofore the reclining seats in railwaycars have been made single, and capable of revolution upon pivotal pedestals secured firmly to the floor of the car. This mode of construction requires a larger lateral space within which to revolve than is required for the accommodation of one person, and the excess of space required is such that it is impracticable to place more than three of such chairs in line across the car and still leave a longitudinal passage-way. Thissacrifices onefourth the usual seating capacity of the car. Also, revolving chairs mounted upon central 3 5 pedestal-supports require much greater solidity and strengthin the pedestal and floor than are .necessary when the support is exterior to the periphery of the seat. I propose to remedy these practical defects by constructing a railway-car revolving double chair with a stationary peripheral frame supported by legs exterior to the periphery of the seat, and seat-plates which rest at their edges and rotate upon said frames, and carry the adjustable backs and foot-rests, with the connecting mechanism, so the seat and parts so carried are capable of revolution within the supporting member. In that way I am enabled to place four seats in line across thecar and still leave ample passage-way lengthwise the car, and thus regain the usual seating capacity; and lam also able to reduce the weight of the chair to a material extent, when it is considered that the saving on each is to be multiplied by the number of chairs in the car, andthis gross weight, added to some saving in the car itself by reason of less required solidity of the floor, is the saving in dead weight to be paid for andtransported whenever the car is moved.

Figure 1 is a perspective of a double carchair supported byacommon frame, each chair having, however, an independent adjustment relative to the other. Fig. 2 is a view of the same, showing changes in the position of the several parts Fig. 3, a longitudinal section of 6 5 a chair embodying my improvements, with the back in an upright position; Fig. 4, a view of the same, showing the back in a reclining position; Fig. 5, a perspective of the double seat frame. Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the under side of a revolving base-plate provided with a series of lugs or projections for the attachmentof the several parts composing the operating mechanism. Fig. 7 shows the top of the revolving base-plate and its relative position to the seat'frame. Figs. 8, 9,10, and 11 are detached details of construction; and Fig.

12 is a back view, showing the head-rest mech anism.

Referring to Fig. 5 of the drawings, the end A of the circular seat-frame A is attached to the side of the car A as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, while the opposite end is supported by the leg A The circular openings in. the seat-frame A provide for the reception'of the 8 5 revolving base-plate B, views of which are given in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings. The plate B forms the base of the chair proper, and is adapted to rotate in a horizontal plane, having a bearing on the seat-frame A. This baseplate is provided with a circular opening, B, corresponding to the openings in the frame A. The annular downward projecting flange a bears against the inner circumferential surface of the seat-frame and prevents a lateralmove- 9 5 ment of the base-plate, and holds these parts to a close hearing when the chair is rotated. The base-plate B is also provided with a series of projecting lugs formed integral therewith, to which the several parts of the adjusting and operating mechanism are attached.

The ratchet-bar B", a perspective of which is shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, is located underneath the scat proper, on a line drawn through the vertical center. The rear end of this ratchet-bar is pivoted to the downwardprojecting lug Ct of the base-plate B, while the opposite or front end is connected with the lower horizontal end of the angular lever B which passes through the upper end of the elongated slot B in the ratchet-bar. These parts are prevented from becoming disen gaged by the pin a inserted in the lower end of the lever B The upper endof the lever B branches off into two parts, the ends being pivoted to the downward-projecting lugs 60 formed integral with the rotating base-plate B, to which the bracket-arms a*, supporting the foot-rest, are also attached.

The rear end of the foot-rest lever O, a perspective of which is shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings,is bifurcated, and embraces theratchet-bar B in the manner shown in Figs.3 and 4 of the drawings, and is adapted to have a longitudinal movement on the same. The opposite end of the lever O is provided with the aperture b, and passes through the lower part of the elongated slot B in the forward end of the rack-bar B and is pivoted to the under side of the foot-rest G. Said foot-rest is in two parts, hinged together in the center and adapted to fold over upon itself. The slot B is common to the levers G and B The T-shaped rock-shaft D (shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings) turns in journal-boxes O on the base-plate B. The lower end of the downward-projecting arm 0 of the rock-shaft D is bifurcated, and embraces the ratchet-bar B and is secured in relation thereto by means of the lockingpin 1), bearing against the under side and adapted to engage in the series of notches 11 The lower ends of the chair-arms O are rigidly secured to the outer ends of the rock-shaft D, while the upper ends are pivoted to the arm-rests D, which are in turn pivoted to the back of the chair. The back D is pivoted to the upward-projecting lugs d 61, formed integral with the base-plate B. The angular adjusting-lever D passes through the elongated aperture d in the base-plate B, and has a pivotal bearing in the downward-projecting lug (Z and is connected to the front end of the ratchet-bar B The upper end of this adjusting-lever is provided with the hand-knob d.

The head-rest D is pivoted to the back of the chair, and is adapted to have an independent adjustment in relation thereto by means of the rod E, (shown in Figs. 11 and 13 of the drawings,) the upper end of which is attached to the head-rest and the lower end slidinginto and having a longitudinal movement in the sleeve E, pivoted to the lateral projecting lug b at the back of and forming an integral part of the base-plate. Th at part ofthe rodE moving in the sleeve E is perforated at regular intervals in avertical plane, adapting it to engage with the locking end ofthe thumblatch E whereby the rod is shortened or lengthened, as may be required. By this arrangement the head-rest can be adjusted at different angles without reference to the'back of the chair proper.

The upper end of the rodE may be hinged to the rear side of the head-rest D", as shown in Fig. 11; or it may be hinged to the middle of a bail, B, the ends whereof are secured to the head-rest or the arms D.

When the back of the chair is upright the adjusting mechanism is in the position shown in Fig. 3 of'the drawings. Now, by pressing down and outward on the knob d, convenient to the right hand of the occupant, the ratchetbar is raised just high enough to disengage the notches b in the under side of the same from the locking-pin b, when the back may be made to assume the desired inclination. The movement of the back rotates the rock-shaft D through the medium of the connecting side arms, and as the downward-projecting arm of the rock-shaft moves forward the locking-pin b engages with the notches E in the bifurcated end of the lever G and throws the footrest up to a supporting position. The footrest may also be independently adjusted by simply raising the rear end of the foot-rest lever from engagement with the locking-pin I), inserted in the lower end of the arm-projection of the rock-shaft D, the foot-rest being retained in a supporting position by the shoulder-stop F in the lever O, engaging with one of the notches, F,on the upper side of the ratchet-bar. The bearing-surfaces of the footrest lever and ratchet-bar are paneled for the reception of the strips F which are composed of leather, rubber, or other suitable material, and serve to prevent all noise and rattle of these parts incidental to the vibration of the car, this elastic material being embedded in the parts to which it is attached, as shown in the cross-section, Fig. 10 of the drawings. This form permits either of the chairs, arranged side by side, to be turned clear around in either direction and placed as the pleasure and comfort of the occupant may require. The construction is simple, light, and durable, not liable to get out of order, and is conveniently and easily changed from one position to another.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a reclining-chair, the combination,with the supporting seat-frame A, of the base-plate B, adapted to rotate thereon, the rock-shaft D, provided with the projecting arm G ,theratchetbar B and the foot-rest lever (J, substantially as described.

2. In a reclining-chair whereof the revolving base-plate is supported at its edges by the seat-frame proper and is adapted to rotate on lIS said support, and in combination with the l stantially as described, for connecting said adjustable back and foot-rest attached to said base-plate, therock-shaft D, journaled in boxes G ,which are also mounted on said revolving base-plate, and radial arms, whereby said back and foot-rest are flexibly united, and connectin g-arms, substantiallyas set forth.

3. A doublecar-seat composed of a stationary seat-frame supported upon legs exterior to the peripheries of the seats, and two seatplates fitted to be supported by resting their edges on said seat-frame, and revolving thereon, and mounted upon each of said seat-plates and independent of said frame, an adjustable back and an adjustable foot-rest, whereby two reclining-chairs and foot-rests are mounted togetherand made separately capable of revolution independent of the stationary support upon the floor.

4. Thecombination, with a stationary frame, of the seat-plate supported at its edges on said stationary frame, the adjustable back and footrest pivoted to said plate, and mechanism, subback and foot-rest, whereby motion is transmitted from one to the other, and whereby said seat, with its back and foot-rest, is supported within and independent of said stationary frame.

5. In areclining-chair, an adjustable back, an adjustable foot-rest,and connectingmeehanism whereby movements of the back are transmitted to said foot-rest, and a circular base-plate or frame whereon said back, foot-rest, and connecting mechanism are mounted, combined with a stationary seat-frame, A, whereon said plate or frame is fitted to rotate as a guide, whereby the adjustable back and foot-rest have connected and simultaneous movements, both as to the horizon and in rotation, independent of said frame A.

D. BERT HARTLEY.

Witnesses W. A. SoHoNFELn, D. A. LYoN. 

